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David Ortiz as The Mentalist

by Mike Stanz,posted Jul 3 2014 3:00PM

Add another line to David Ortiz’s resume: Mind Reader.

The designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox already has all sorts of records, and he became the new Mister October in last year’s World Series. But on Tuesday night, in an at-bat against Chicago Cubs pitcher Neil Ramirez, Ortiz started to walk toward first base before the ball left Ramirez’s hand on a 3-0 pitch.

Even with the Red Sox struggling mightily, no one really wants to pitch to Ortiz. Ortiz knows that, and figured that Ramirez would be throwing Ball Four.

Lucky guess? Or was he able to take a psychic peek inside Ramirez’s head? You decide…